Project Name
Ynysybwl-Cilfynydd Cycle Path
Address
20 Windsor Place
Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF37 3HR
Email
mazyrp@btconnect.com
Main Contact
Marianne Williams
Project Summary
A cycle path over a disused railway line connecting Ynysybwl and Cilfynydd and forming part of the national Sustrans cycle network.
Tel: 01443 791425
Expanded Description
Everyone grumbles about the school run and its effect on local traffic. With inadequate public transport and no direct, walkable route, the
Sustrans has been building a national cycle network across the UK and this links in with that.
There’s no doubting the positive impact the trail has had on the village, allowing everyone to get out of the closed environment of the village, to walk, see greenery, feel it and to own it. To make it part of themselves. Children have rediscovered they can play and walk and run without hindrance.
It goes from Ynysybwl all the way down to Cilfynydd people cycle, walk, use mobility scooters, ramblers use it, the outdoor pursuit centre, local GP's even tell patients to walk the Sustrans trail for health benefits.
It’s had an impact on climate change because it has taken people out of cars. It has taken the carbon emissions down in the village because with its very close infrastructure, one road in and one road out, every car that is off the road in this village is a plus.
With 13% of carbon dioxide emissions coming from transport, if people choose to walk and cycle we can make a big impact and do something about climate change.
Organisation Details
Ynysybwl Regeneration Partnership
20 Windsor Place , Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF37 3HR, Wales
Tel: 01443 791425
More Information
Funding Types
Welsh Assembly Government Grant
Activity Types
Consultation/Facilitation,
Community Development
Topics
Health,
Community,
Tourism and Leisure,
Transport and Travel
Project Locations
Rhondda Cynon Taff
